Varaha Purana 21.8: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 8

The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari-Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share

Pūrva Bhāga · Cosmology and Creation Narratives (Sarga/Pratisarga)

Devanagari script

पुनः सिसृक्षुर्भगवानसृजत् सप्त मानसान् । दक्षं च तेषामारभ्य प्रजाः सम्यग्व्यवर्धिताः ॥ २१.९ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 21.8

Transliteration

punaḥ sisṛkṣur bhagavān asṛjat sapta mānasān | dakṣaṃ ca teṣām ārabhya prajāḥ samyag vyavarddhitāḥ || 21.9 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

पुनः सिसृक्षुः भगवान् सप्त मानसान् असृजत्। तेषां मध्ये दक्षमारभ्य प्रजाः सम्यक् व्यवर्धिताः॥

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Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक अव्यय (adverb)
• Role: Sequence (अनुक्रम)
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)

• सिसृक्षुः: desiring to create
• Type: Verb
• Form: कृदन्त; सन्-इच्छार्थक (desiderative) धातु-आधारित; उ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle-like desiderative agent noun); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: √सृज् (धातु)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• असृजत्: created
• Type: Verb
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past); परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: √सृज् (धातु)

• सप्त: seven
• Type: Adjective
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या-विशेषण; (indeclinable numeral used adjectivally)
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-शब्द)

• मानसान्: mind-born (sons/beings)
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)

• दक्षम्: Dakṣa
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)
• Role: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• तेषाम्: of them
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• आरभ्य: starting from
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव (absolutive used as indeclinable); उपक्रमार्थ (starting from)
• Role: Apadana/Starting point (अपादान)
• Root: आ-√रभ् (धातु)

• प्रजाः: creatures
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), बहुवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)

• सम्यक्: properly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
• Role: Manner (प्रकार)
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)

• व्यवर्धिताः: were increased/proliferated
• Type: Verb
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (प्रजाः इति स्त्रीलिङ्गानुसार)
• Role: Kriya/Result state (क्रिया-फल)
• Root: वि-√वृध् (धातु)

Sandhi Notes

• सिसृक्षुः = सन्-इच्छार्थक √सृज्
• भगवानसृजत् = भगवान् + असृजत्
• तेषामारभ्य = तेषाम् + आरभ्य
• सम्यग्व्यवर्धिताः = सम्यक् + व्यवर्धिताः

Speaker and setting

Adbhuta and Shanta rasaSetting: Cosmic/ontological stage

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Cosmological order and governance

Subjects

CosmologyGenealogyCreation

Core idea

Creation proceeds through intelligible principles (mānasa beings) and delegated stewardship (Dakṣa as prajāpati), yielding ‘proper’ increase (samyaṅ-vyavardhana).

In practice

Build systems by first generating clear guiding principles (mental prototypes) and appointing competent stewards; growth should be orderly, not chaotic.

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Cosmology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a standard Purāṇic cosmological motif: secondary creation through mind-born progenitors, situating the Varāha Purāṇa within broader Sanskrit genealogical and sarga/pratisarga traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is cosmological and genealogical rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than a direct moral injunction, the verse emphasizes orderly generation and continuity of life (samyak-vṛddhi), presenting creation as structured and regulated rather than chaotic.